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Developments in Digital Technologies have transformed Global Markets and created multi-billion dollar industries in North America and Europe. They are now also transforming markets across Asia, South America and Africa. The nature and pace of this change is strongly influenced by national and regional differences in market maturity, financial strength, political environments, social policies and regulatory regimes.

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NTT DoCoMo buys 26% stake in Tata Teleservices for $2.7bn

NTT DoCoMo, Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and Tata Sons Limited, the prime promoter for Tata companies including TTSL, have announced their agreement on a strategic alliance in India, under which DoCoMo will acquire 26% of TTSL for US$2.7 billion

Reiko Uchida, 13 November 2008

Fujitsu buys out Siemens stake in Joint Venture

Fujitsu of Japan is buying Siemens' 50% stake in their European IT joint venture. The takeover is the latest example of consolidation in the technology industry in response to intense competition and sluggish demand. Fujitsu will pay about €450m ($584m) for Siemens' stake in Fujitsu Siemens... More »

Simon Fox, 05 November 2008

Telenor buys into India

Telenor is paying over $1bn dollars to buy a majority stake in Indian mobile operator Unitech Wireless in spite of reservations from some of its shareholders. This puts Nordic region's largest telecom operator in competition with Vodafone in the growing Indian marketplace. More »

Reiko Uchida, 01 November 2008

Hollywood changes its distribution model-but only in Korea for now

Warner Brothers Entertainment will release its films online in South Korea before they are released in the country on DVD, in a major break from the established Hollywood distribution model which could lead to a big increase in movie downloads. The film studio, which is part of Time Warner, has... More »

Sarita Jones, 15 October 2008

US Copyright Royalties Board preserves music revenues status quo till 2013

The US Copyright Royalty Board has published its ruling which effectively imposes a truce between the demands of songwriters, music labels and digital music services by keeping royalties on CDs, music downloads, online streaming services and ringtones broadly unchanged. The ruling gives none of... More »

Michelle Wong, 14 October 2008

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